Man dies, 2 women critically hurt in house fire near Oviedo

Seminole County firefighters battle a blaze in the 3000 block… (Courtesy of Michael McNarney )

August 12, 2013|By Dan Tracy, Orlando Sentinel

One man died and two women were critically injured Sunday night in a fire at their home in the 3000 block of East Street in the Jamestown community near Oviedo, according to the Seminole County Fire Department.

Seminole public information officer Paula Thompson did not release the names, but said the women were taken by ambulance to Orlando Health. They are in critical condition, Thompson said.

The man was pronounced dead at the hospital. He was in his 60s, Thompson said, while one woman is in her 60s and the other is in her 80s.

The fire appeared to have started in the back of the white frame home, possibly near the kitchen, Thompson said.

The cause of the blaze, which started about 8 p.m., is unknown. An investigation has been launched, Thompson said.